JAMES HONICH, a resident of the 3rd ward, met a very quick death at the dam
last Sunday morning by drowning. He had just reached the dam, and was
climbing down from the bridge onto one of the waste-ways to look for fish,
balancing his body on a spear pole, when the pole broke in two and he was
precipitated into the log-sluice. The water was high and running very
swiftly, and in a second Honich was swept into the deep pool below, never to
be again seen alive. He was seen to rise but once, and as he was a good
swimmer it is believed he must have hurt himself when he fell in. On the
bridge were quite a number of fishermen, but none appear to have noticed
Honich except one Kapernick, who stood on the north side of the bridge and
saw him when he fell in. He gave the alarm at once, and as soon as
practicable the water was shut off and a search instituted for the body, but
without success. On the following day, however, Honich's body was found by
an Indian, about 30 rods below the railroad bridge, when a coroner's jury
was summoned by Justice Breed and a verdict given in accordance with the
facts. The following day Honich's remains were interred in the city
cemetery. Honich came here from Chicago about a year ago. He was 30 years of
age, and leaves a wife and one child. Mrs. Honich runs the Chicago Laundry.